north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain belt
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
intelligence; intellect; brains
comparatively; relatively
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
piece; fragment; one (object)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
finish; end; completion; result
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
such; this sort of; like this
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to look away; to avert one's eyes
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite